Well she did have an overpowered limiter in her hair for over half a decade so…it only makes sense that her control would be spotty at best. Perhaps she needs a similar type of ‘amplifier to aid her until she balances out?

Real Answer: at the time of the strip linked in the commentary, I drew Plo Quar with normal eyes because I hadn’t come up with the “eye fire” yet, and I chose to keep her eyes fireless in this current flashback for the sake of consistency since it’s referencing that earlier strip.

Making Up Crap to Explain Plot Holes Answer: Plo Quar already used a full Resonance connection to create Mister Stoney, and she doesn’t need to maintain the full connection to just animate the construct’s puppet-strings.

I wish Amanda would listen – not just hear – about what Selkie went though. Rather than seeing “freak who gets attention when I needed it”. But to see someone else’s suffering. And…Amanda got her happy ending dream of ” real” mom and dad. Selkie is still missing her mom and things are getting harder, not easier for her.